Syllabub By Sarah Janes, June 2010 Syllabub This very delicious and easy to make dessert is of great historical import to Bohemia, being one of the chief draws to the area and at least partly responsible for the name Bohemia itself. Follow… Read more

By John Humphries, June 2010 Monty Hammond Monty Hammond has been in the fairs business all his life. “I can remember minding a Lucky Dip stall when I was just six years old. I’m 63 now”. When asked what the total value of the whole of his… Read more

A Scandal in Bohemia – written by Bernard McGinley Convent site As a building, the curious temple-like building at the top of Cornfield Terrace is compromised neither by its commercial role, nor by the ornateness of the St Peter’s… Read more

The Great Escape – written by Bill Third, June 2010. Stephanie Sargent & Maria Williams TWO OF BOHEMIA’S MOST POPULAR LADIES are leaving us as Stephanie Sargent and Maria Williams (picture) took early retirement from NatWest on May 28th… Read more

Merrick House – written by Vic Chalcraft David Russell’s article on Merrick House as a Temperance Pub is interesting, though in a way not surprising as in the late eighteen hundreds and early nineteen hundreds, temperance was a big… Read more

Written by Pamela Haines. As small trespassers we once chanted this verse as we ran around in Summerfields Wood. It is from a poem written in Victorian times by William Allingham, an Irish poet. We did not know then that it was called ‘The… Read more

Born in Bohemia (written by D T Necklen) I was born in Bohemia Road in 1918, over a music shop owned by Tyldsey – they sold pianos, etc. We later moved to five doors from the Wheatsheaf, in the good old days when beer was 4d a pint in old… Read more

Stuart Griffiths The University of Brighton’s Media Enterprise Centre had an open day on the 22nd of April 2010. The main attraction was the viewing of a documentary film called Isolation which tells the story of Bohemia-based photographer… Read more

Chris Tomlinson Bohemia’s favourite guerrilla gardener Chris Tomlinson has been busy all winter beautifying neglected corners of Bohemia. Now that the flowers and trees are in blossom we can begin to see the fruits of his labour. If you… Read more

Birds of Bohemia by Diane Haberstroh I thought you might be interested in the results of the Cornell backyard birdwatch which are now on their webpage. If you care to know what birds are being seen in Bohemia, Long Island, New York, click this… Read more

Kieren Browning at Bohemia Fire Station Six-year old Kieran Browning of Bohemia Road had a fantastic day with Blue Watch at our local fire station on 4th of May 2010. Young Kieran had just undergone six weeks of radiotherapy treatment for a… Read more

North Star Pub, Clarence Road, Bohemia Written by David Russell. The North Star was built in the late 1860s by Joseph Wisden, previously a guard on the South Coast Railway. He was granted a licence in 1871 and the pub opened with… Read more

Although Bohemia Road has seen much improvement over the last few months (and unfortunately the loss of some antique shop signs in the process), Hastings Borough Council’s Grotbusters team still has much work to do. There has been some… Read more

Fresh Fruit and Vegetables in Bohemia? The Bridge Bag Scheme which runs from The Bridge Community Centre in Ore is planning a Bohemian pick-up point for their bags of local and organic fruit and vegetables. Tanya Vice who heads up the scheme,… Read more

Welcome back to Andrew! The Voice is pleased to welcome back Andrew Cartwright as Labour councillor for the Gensing ward. Andrew is a hardworking and conscientious representative for our area, and obviously popular too with 46.6% of the… Read more

A manifesto for Bohemia? Here at the Voice we are in the process of putting together a ‘Manifesto for Bohemia’ and welcome contributions. How can we improve our area and what makes it special? We’d like your contributions and plan to print it in… Read more

Elizabeth Preston – a ‘douce’ and well-loved lady – remembered by Bill Third Elizabeth Preston With great regret we report the passing away on May 5th 2010 of Elizabeth Preston, née White, much loved wife, mother, grandmother… Read more

Aurimas Gudaitis ‘Sveiki Atvyke!’ – or – ‘Welcome!’ to the new Baltic Food Shop on Bohemia Road. Owners Aurimas Gudaitis and Evaldas Vilkevicius are from Šilute and Marijampole in Lithuania and stock a wide range of traditional food from the… Read more

Pulse School of Movement On Sunday April 18th 2010, Team Pulse took part in the Lions District ‘It’s A Special Knockout’ at the Heathfield Leisure Centre, gaining a respectable 96 points and winning The Best Joker Design Competition. A great… Read more

Bohemian Hair – vintage hairstyling You can now re-live the glory days of Bohemia with a Louise Brooks bob or a Blousey Brown finger wave from the stylists at Bohemian Hair. Starting at £20, they now offer a vintage hair-styling service…. Read more

Tom Hodgkinson, founder of Idler magazine March 25th 2010 – At The Roomz on the very edge of Bohemia, one hundred ‘idlers’ congregated to celebrate a life of loafing and idleness with cult Idler hero Tom Hodgkinson (picture) – editor of The… Read more

Gus Golding with girlfriend Natalie Evans Gus Golding (pictured), son of Bohemian business man, Mark Golding (who had the Organic Home on King’s Road) is still in hospital in Thailand after becoming extremely ill whilst on holiday with his… Read more

Alexandra Park tree Alexandra Park benches In Alexandra Park damage to trees and items of park furniture has been caused by people hanging their dogs from them by their jaws. The misguided owners of the dogs which are, for the… Read more

Bohemia Book Fayre March 2010 The Fayre was held on the 20th March 2010. Thanks to Paul Rummery for this report. Firstly the numbers. We made a total of £807.80 – a fantastic result. Last year’s total was slightly higher but… Read more

Cloudesley reception Number 7 Cloudesley Road (above) is ‘The Cloudesley’, a beautiful guest house which has just been awarded 5 stars by the A.A. Owner Shahriar Mazandi gave Voice editor and friend Jakki a tour and they were very… Read more

By Sarah Janes (Jun 2010) Haven has Guam mud Teresa at The Haven has a host of new treatments available including the famous Guam seaweed mud wrap which is used to treat cellulite. The full service includes an all-over exfoliating massage… Read more

Bohemia Village Fayre logo Bohemia Village Fayre – our favourite local festival is scheduled for the 31st of July this year – and organiser Kat Lee-Ryan is planning to make it the most brilliant one yet. Subject to permission there could be… Read more

Police seized hundreds of pounds worth of drugs and arrested three people (a 32-year old woman, an 18-year old man and a 16-year old boy) at an address on Clarence Road on Wednesday April 28th. They found 32 wraps of crack cocaine and heroin and… Read more

There has been a spate of car vandalism in the Bohemia area. The damage includes attempts to gain entry, broken wing mirrors and scratches across bodywork. Hastings Police Station and PCSO Andy Hubbard are aware of the situation and Bohemia will be… Read more

Sarah Janes By Sarah Janes Hello from your new friendly local editor, Sarah Janes. I hope you enjoy our June/July issue; it has been a pleasure putting it together and getting to know the many faces that are involved with this wonderful… Read more

J J Waller Photographer JJ Waller has been working in St Leonards since the summer of 2007. Better known for his commissioned portraits of top comedians like Paul Merton, Julian Clary and Reginald D Hunter his work in St Leonards has become an… Read more

Panagram 75 Which four, different, 6-letter words, all anagrams of each other, mean: 1) public lavatory for women, 2) representations of perfection, 3) travelled in a boat, 4) of seating areas separated by a passageway. Panagram 75… Read more

Puzzle Picture 75 What might this strange looking object be, and where is it to be found in Bohemia? A £10 gift token, kindly donated by Empress Art of Tower Road will be awarded to the winner. Closing date 1st July… Read more

Henry Baines Wigmaker Henry, with wife Anne, lives in ‘Henry’s House’ in St Peter’s Road. His vintage looks have landed him some interesting work as an extra in such films as Harry Potter and Scrooge. He claims to be the ‘oldest… Read more